Printing issues double chars or vertical cuts

Are you printing directly to the CD or applying a paper label first then printing to that? It's better to print a paper label before applying it to the CD

hi Anthony, i spent a month trying to figure out a similar problem with an epson 2200. Now, the printers are different but not that much, and, the changes in paper and ink gave me "some" color issues but not as bad as what i was getting. your problem seems very similar. i run a PC so this is similar but not exactly the same. what i found was that a Magenta/ violet cast was due to double profiling. I could verify that i had the correct settings but i was wrong! I print from CS3 into the epson 2200. What i found was there is an error(no one is talking about) in the printer driver. You cannot shut off the color management completely! Assume this scenario, you are printing with CS3 applying your profile in CS3. Make the settings in CS3 as normal, then you are directed to the printer settings. Go to the print driver and make the selections for ICM Color, and select "no color". The KEY is to make sure you do this step LAST , make sure to click on the "apply" button, then "Close". Once you make the selection of "No Color" do NOT click on anything else. If you change screens in the print driver once you select "no color mgmt" the driver CHANGES your settings. ANY settings in the other pages in the print driver cause the driver to apply a printer profile, this effectively "double profiles" your photo print causing the magenta cast. None of this should happen if the driver was created correctly but there it is! It took a long time to test and verify but it is as i stated. Once i got it sorted out my photos are excellent ALL the time. Good luck, worm1855.

Remove ink cartridges,then print head.
Clean print head with dry cue tips.
Apply strong suction over black print
jets on print head.
Replace print head and cartridges.
It worked for me.

Had similar problem with my HP printer. Used cotton swab, soaked in rubbing alcohol, on all the rubber rollers. My printer has a removable back panel that gives better access to the rollers. May have to apply the alcohol several times to remove buildup and to help restore roller "grip".

start
settings
printers&faxs
open printer properties
tick mark print on both sides